More headlines! This is our seventh instalment of front-page news and some of it, I think you’ll agree, is pretty dramatic stuff. So let’s see how many of these stories you can track back to their celluloid source.
See also: Quiz the fifth: Screaming headlines (Part one), Quiz the seventeenth: Screaming headlines (Part two), Quiz the thirty-fifth: Screaming headlines (Part three), Quiz the sixty-eighth: Screaming headlines (Part four), Quiz the eighty-sixth: Screaming headlines (Part five), Quiz the one hundred-and-first: Screaming headlines (Part six).
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Alex on Film 
17 is the only one I know. And that’s because that movie was so bad that it seared itself into my brain and hasn’t let me go.
Poopman and Crowboy I think it was called? Eh, close enough….
Yeah, it was bad. Title is close enough.
I do have to admit, I am surprised the franchise survived it. I realize Batman has a huge comic book audience, but man, that movie was just plain bad!
They kept resetting and reinventing him and making him “darker.” And though I’m not a huge fan of the Christopher Nolan movies, they were certainly a huge step up from the early days.
I blame Adam West. That tv show made Batman into a joke….
Sigh. Here’s a dozen to kick things off..
2. The Sorcerers
4. Charlie Chan in Reno
5. The Dark Corner
7. High Anxiety
8. The Invisible Man Returns
14. Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
16. Deadlier Than The Male
17. Batman and Robin
19. Strange Brew
20 The Omen (remake)
23. Pursuit to Algiers
24. The Postman Always Rings Twice
Well done! You see, that IMDb Pro subscription practically pays for itself . . .
Scores?
Alex: 25.
Random Internet Blogger: 12.
Not quite a passing grade, but still pretty impressive for the Notorious RIB.
Scotland 12, Canada 0.
Canada: 1867
Scotland: . . . say, just when are you guys going to become independent? I don’t want you to rush into anything, but.
Sigh. More matters you know nothing about. If you fancy learning something, you could try listening to my recent BBC interview about women and literature. They don’t have any slots for discussing such distasteful matters your screenshot collection. Cultural figures only, no time wasters.
So 12 out of 12, leaves the field open for a challenger, try to get some excitement going here…
From Top Cat colouring books to Jackie Collins. I guess that’s a step up. Or . . . well, let’s just call it a lateral move. I don’t know if mansplaining women’s literature counts as being fully woke though.
And happy birthday! Just extrapolating from your use of language and taste in movies I’m guessing you’re . . . twelve? Thirteen? Enjoy those years while you can! High school can be hard.
I’ll mansplain your coupon in two bits if I ever get hold of you, you caperering loon!
Anyway, aced your quiz yet again without breaking a sweat, and no need to respond to your desperate attempts at trolling. Some of us discuss literature on the BBC, some of us screenshot women on toilets. That’s just the way it is. Just sayin’!
Well, despite you’re always saying so many nasty and threatening things to me, I sincerely hope you had a wonderful party and that all your friends were able to attend. Teddy. Raggedy Andy. And Mr. Flopsy Bunny. That would be quite a full house! Did everyone get a piece of cake and some chocolate milk? I’ll bet it was fun!
I have said many nasty things about you, but only because, as an artist, I hold a mirror up to the grim truth that is your pitiful existence. Do hermits like yourself have parties? Other than the one that you just fantasised? Or does your probation officer forbid it. Must go, the clink of champagne and high society! Jealous mucxh?
Champagne! You mean your parents are letting you have ginger ale? I hope they’re not mixing it with grape juice or anything.
Who is winning at your quiz?
You did well. Not as well as I did on Otsy’s quiz this week, but not bad.
I don’t concern myself with the activities in the sand-pit. So, I win again?
Well, I’ll admit this site offers the gold standard of movie quizzes. But I was just sayin’. Alex: 13. Rapidly Aging Scottish Curmudgeon: 12.
You can’t compete as quizmaster. So I win. You lose.
I scored 13 on Otsy’s quiz. I scored 25 on this one.
You sound like a catering loon. Like the Porter in Macbeth.
He’d just had a bit too much to drink. You sound like Dogberry, on a good day.
Spellcheck ruined ‘capering’ but catering is not far off. You write like Hal 9000 having a breakdown. Hahaha
I won Otsy’s quiz, again.
Royalty today. Tumbrils and guillotines tomorrow.
It’s OK, I’m giving up Otsy’s quiz, good to end on a high, plus it’s annoying for everyone else which isn’t how I like to be.
What? What’s this? You can’t give up on my quiz? You’re the high bar! I need you, Fraggle!
Alex will pick up the slack I’m sure!
Damn. Dix did quite well this time, didn’t he?
Like I say, membership in IMDb Pro has its advantages.
How much does IMDb Pro cost, do you reckon, Alex?
Just your integrity. But I think there’s also a free trial.